Chapter 46: The Female Assassin of the White Dragon Association

  The next morning, I got up early to help my mother wash vegetables and whatnot. But I didn't expect that I would get up so early, but my mother was even earlier. And also getting up early with my mother was Auntie Guo Si.

  I saw them already chopping vegetables, so I just said hello and went out to help carry some firewood into the house.

  Maybe today was destined not to be too peaceful, as soon as I pushed open the door, my foot slipped and almost fell. My waist quickly used force to stop the sliding of my feet.

  It wasn't until then that I realized the outside had already turned into a vast expanse of white. Snowflakes were still floating in the sky, and it seemed like they had been falling for several hours. The ground was covered with at least five centimeters of accumulated snow.

  One of my neighbors, who is also a paternal uncle of mine, is currently sweeping snow in front of his house. I greeted him and looked at the thickening snow on the ground, thinking to myself: "This is going to be even more fun."

  There are no internet cafes or bars and dance halls for entertainment here, if you want to have fun, there's only hiking in the mountains or skiing in winter.

  Hunting is also most suitable in winter. According to the elderly, there are three reasons for this: firstly, the meat of wild animals is better and tastes better in winter; secondly, the meat will not rot quickly at this time, making it easier to preserve; thirdly, this season has enough time to go hunting in the mountains. In short, there are many reasons, but everyone agrees with this concept, so many people choose to go hunting in the mountains only during this time.

  As I watched, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, so I quickly brought some firewood into the house. At this time, she got out of bed, still sleepy, forcing herself to get up.

  I helped her wash her face and chatted with her for a while, letting her fully wake up.

  Zhou Hui had also planned to help my mother cook, and like me, she got up too late and there was nothing good to help with.

  Dongfang Yu and Li Huanhuan also got up, both with a sleepy look on their faces, yawning and struggling to stay awake.

  Dongfang Yu and Li Huanhuan took the initiative to boil water, wash their faces, and then chatted with Zhou Hui. The three of them didn't know that it was snowing heavily outside. I also heard Dongfang Yu say: "When it snows, we can go have a snowball fight."

  I chuckled and said, "If you want to have a snowball fight, today's your chance."

  Dongfang Yu was taken aback, and immediately turned her head to look out the window: "Such big snow! It's already snowing, and I didn't even know!"

  Then the three of them ran out like crazy and had a wild time in the snowy field.

  Mother and Guo Si Shu looked strangely at Zhou Hui and Li Huanhuan playing in the snow, as for Dongfang Yu, she was just accompanying Li Huanhuan and Zhou Hui to play wildly in the snow.

  I said to Mother and Auntie Guo, "Zhou Hui grew up in the provincial city and has never seen such a big snowfall before, so it's only natural that she's excited."

  My mother nodded, but looked at Li Huanhuan, indicating that I should also talk about Li Huanhuan's affairs. I glanced at Auntie Guo with great difficulty and said in a low voice: "Li Huanhuan is just my friend who saved my life - it was just recently, mom you know."

  Mother nodded, with tears flashing in her eyes: "I knew that, during that time we were all afraid and worried about you. Fortunately, heaven has eyes, and we're all fine now."

  I nodded: "Yes, it's best if nothing happens! Mom, Auntie Guo, I'll go take a look and ask them to come in and prepare for dinner."

  My mother and Auntie Guo agreed, so I went out and said to the three girls in the snowy ground: "Stop playing, it's time for lunch. Today is Xiaonian (Minor New Year), after finishing breakfast, everyone will make dumplings together."

  Zhou Hui and Li Huan cheered and ran into the house. Dongfang Yu, however, seemed to have not heard my words and walked over reluctantly. As she passed by me, she suddenly kicked me and glared at me fiercely.

  I was kicked by her very painfully, but I didn't dare cry out, and could only force myself to endure it.

  Dongfang Yu looked at me with a painful expression, and actually laughed: "Look at you, dare to flirt with other women in front of me? Let me tell you, if you want to be with Li Huanhuan, dream on!"

  I gritted my teeth and said in a low voice: "Can't you be gentler? I'm not made of flesh, why kick me so hard?"

  Dongfang Yu turned her head and said, "Who told you not to take me seriously? If it weren't for the fact that we're in front of Mom and Dad right now, I would have already fought with you three hundred rounds."

  I was stunned, Dongfang Yu wasn't usually like this, she had always been gentle and considerate, how could she change so much in just a few days that I almost didn't recognize her? So I couldn't help but ask her: "Who taught you to treat me like this?"

  Maybe it was the way I looked when I asked, or maybe it was my tone of voice. Dongfang Yu was startled by me and took a step back, speaking very cautiously: "Are you angry? It wasn't me who wanted to do this, it's...it's Hui Jie who said...said that if I don't control you well now, then later on I won't be able to control you at all...so...so I listened to her and scolded you."

  I couldn't help but exclaim: "Is it Hui Jie? How is that possible?"

  "Dongfang Yu opened her eyes wide: 'I'm not talking nonsense, if you don't believe me just go ask Hui sister... brother, don't be angry, I... I apologize to you...'"

  I stopped her and smiled, "I knew it, my sister has always been gentle and considerate, how could she suddenly become so unreasonable? It turns out that's what happened, hmm, I'll wait for an opportunity to ask Hui Jie why she taught you bad things."

  Dongfang Yu lowered her head and said in a wronged tone: "Can you not blame Hui Jie? Hui Jie is also doing this for my own good. If you're angry, just kick me or beat me up too, don't go looking for trouble with Hui Jie..."

  I patted Dongfang Yu's shoulder: "How could I hit you? Don't think nonsense. I won't make things difficult for Hui Jie either, just joking with you. By the way, go eat quickly, we need to wrap dumplings later, this is your specialty, don't let others look down on you."

  Dongfang Yu walked into the house with some trepidation, and I had originally planned to follow him in. But when I turned around, my eyes scanned the corner of our wall and saw a white figure standing there.

  I immediately turned back to take a closer look, but I didn't see anyone again. I felt suspicious and worried that it might be someone from the Wanlong Society following me, so I quietly walked towards where the figure had appeared, wanting to get to the bottom of things.

  The white figure was already hard to spot in the snowy terrain, and I was also worried that it might be an assassin who had caught up with me, so I walked very slowly and looked around carefully.

  Originally, I and Li Huanhuan brought back a lot of weapons, but because we were worried that our parents would see them and worry, they were all hidden away by me, and not even one was carried on my body. Now encountering this situation, I am extremely regretful, yet can only walk forward with empty hands.

  The wall corner is a good place to hide, when I was young and played games with the neighbor's kids, I liked to hide there. As I walked over, I was extremely careful, afraid that person would make a sudden attack.

  It was also a crisis that inspired wisdom, and I suddenly thought of a way, which was to take off the clothes on my body and throw them forcefully towards the wall corner.

  This trick really worked. The figure in the treasure color saw the clothes I threw over and made a decisive move, pouncing over in an instant, revealing its true form.

  I didn't have time to see clearly who it was, subconsciously thinking it must be a killer from the Wanlong Society, so I also rushed over and punched with all my might at the person who pounced on my clothes.

  I heard a loud noise and felt my fist burning with pain. When I looked at the man in white again, I was stunned.

  All I saw was a very beautiful woman being knocked unconscious by one of my punches and lying motionless on the ground.

  I had never seen this woman before, nor did I know her origin. However, seeing the short knife about one foot long tightly grasped in her hand, I immediately confirmed her identity - a killer of the White Dragon Society!

  This dagger is exactly the same as the one White Tiger was holding when he ambushed me. I can tell at a glance.

  So I quickly put away the dagger, picked up the fainted woman in white and ran to the woodshed of my house. The woodshed of my house is a separate small house made of earth and wood structure, covered with asbestos tiles, which won't leak rain, but because it's full of firewood, the temperature inside is actually much higher than outside, as soon as I entered, there was a wave of hot air.

  I put the woman in white on the ground and then untied one of the ropes used for bundling firewood, binding her up with it.

  Recently I've been tied up more than once, and my skills have improved a lot. With just a few quick moves, I can tie a knot that's really secure, and I'm not even afraid of her coming back to harm us again.

  After doing everything, I saw that the woman in white was still not awake, so I turned and left. Having stayed here for a long time, my parents and Dongfang Yu would definitely be suspicious, and it would be hard to explain if they asked. Telling them the truth would make everyone worried and frightened, but lying to them didn't feel right either, so I could only keep it from them for now.

  I naturally had breakfast with my parents and helped them knead the dough to prepare dumplings. Then I found an opportunity to sneak out quietly and came to the woodshed by myself.

  I don't know when the woman in white woke up, but she looked at me with an unusual gaze. I couldn't describe this gaze, but I could feel a hint of fear. It wasn't that she was afraid, but rather, as soon as I saw her eyes, I felt afraid.

  I calmly pretended to be calm and said: "Are you from the White Dragon Society?"

  The woman in white was taken aback for a moment, then said coldly: "I am from the White Dragon Society. Just wait, our people will come to kill you sooner or later."

  Her voice was like the cold ice outside, and as soon as I heard it, I felt a chill run down my spine and couldn't help but shiver.

  The woman in white saw my appearance and sneered, saying: "It's actually you who can catch me, I was too careless."

  I suddenly burst out laughing and used this opportunity to boost my courage: "What's your name? Why are you always trying to kill me?"

  The woman in white raised her head and said, "It doesn't matter if I tell you, since you've caught me, I didn't plan on going back alive anyway. My name is Bai Feng, I'm from the White Dragon Society, and this time I came specifically to kill you. I want to avenge my brother and those who died because of you."

  I let out a quiet sigh, thinking of the white tiger I had captured: "Are you the sister of the White Tiger? Your brother tried to kill me, and I was forced to fight back. I didn't even end up killing him, so why are you still seeking revenge against me?"

  Bai Feng's eyes turned cold, and she sneered: "But you caught my brother, let him be taken away by the police, sooner or later he will be shot. What's the difference between this and killing him with your own hands? You don't need to quibble, even if I can't kill you now, one day our people will kill you. You may escape for a while, but you won't escape forever, just wait for a lifetime of fleeing."

  I heard these words, although I had long known that this would be the result, but still took a step back in fright. I really want to rush into the Wanlong Association now and start killing them all. But I also know it's impossible, so I can only silently endure it, looking at Bai Feng who didn't say a word.

  Bai Feng also sneered at me: "What? Afraid now?"

  I nodded reluctantly, acknowledging this point.

  Bai Feng said in a cold voice, "What are you doing so early? Now that you know to be afraid, it's too late. I can tell you, by the latest New Year's Day, our people will arrive, and at that time your parents, family members, and those beautiful girls will all accompany you to hell together!"

  I was originally very afraid of such a situation, but as soon as Bai Feng's words came out, I suddenly wasn't afraid: "Are you saying this to make me let you go?"

  Bai Feng was taken aback and didn't speak, her eyes staring at me with an unusually frightening gaze.

  I smiled and said: "Don't you know a saying? It's 'those who speak much are bound to err'. Thanks for telling me that you haven't told others about my return home, I feel much more at ease now."

  Bai Feng gritted her teeth and said viciously, "How do you know I haven't spread the news about you being here? Just wait to be torn apart by our people!"

  I smiled and said, "I inferred it from your words. If you had really leaked the news of my return home to others, you would not have said what you just said. Unfortunately, you did say those words, so I'm sure that you want to kill me alone. Am I right, Miss Bai Feng?"

  Bai Feng coldly laughed and said: "What makes you so sure?"

  I also sneered: "Just because you said your people will rush over during the New Year's, don't think I don't know that your people are scattered all over the country now, and there must be some of them lurking around here too. If you spread the news out, at most by tomorrow night, they'll rush over, not waiting until New Year's Day. So, based on just one sentence, I'm sure you're trying to bluff me, wanting me to let you go."

  Bai Feng finally stopped talking, she just looked at me with a very gloomy and sinister gaze, if looks could kill, I would probably be dead by now.

  I didn't look into her eyes, but asked her a sentence: "Were you following us here yesterday?"

  Bai Feng didn't say a word, so I continued: "Yesterday at the train station, you found out about me and Li Huanhuan, so you followed us. You're quite tolerant too, freezing outside my house all night without even starting a fire to warm up. I suppose you haven't eaten either, are you hungry? Do you want me to get you something to eat? We're making dumplings at noon, I'll bring you a bowl later."

  Bai Feng glared at me fiercely, as if she wanted to scold me. I quickly turned around and left, afraid of being scolded by her, and also afraid that I couldn't help but hit her.

  This morning when I found her, I instinctively punched her in the head, and now it looks like there's still a big bump.

  I hastily entered the house, saw that the dumplings were almost all wrapped up, and said: "I think the snow outside will not stop for a while, it's very cold today, so let's not go out today."

  Li Huan looked at me and asked, "Isn't skiing just about having a snowy day? Why don't you take us skiing today? Didn't you say there's a natural ski resort here? It's perfect for us to go check it out today."

  I originally wanted to keep them safe at home, but now Li Huanhuan has spoken up, and I can only agree: "Okay, after lunch, I'll take you to see our natural ski resort here." Pausing for a moment: "But everyone needs to dress warmly, it's really cold today, don't catch a chill."

  After saying that, I went back to my room, quietly took a hand warmer, plugged it in, and waited for it to warm up before putting it in my pocket. Then I also took some biscuits and other food and put them in my pocket. In the winter, people all wear thick down jackets, so with the hand warmer and food in my pockets, you couldn't tell from the outside.

  Taking advantage of going to the woodshed to fetch firewood, I brought hand warmers and food to the woodshed.

  Bai Feng was tied up too tightly by me and couldn't move at all, lying on the ground. She saw me coming in and opened her mouth to scold me. I quickly took out the things from my arms and said: "The dumplings haven't been wrapped yet, you can eat some biscuits first to fill your stomach. By the way, I brought a hand warmer for you, how about putting it...putting it in your arms?"

  Bai Feng heard what I said and suddenly became tense, shouting in a shrill voice: "What do you want to do? Don't come over here!"

  I was taken aback, then remembered the difference between men and women, and suddenly blushed, awkwardly saying: "Sorry, I didn't think too much... Okay, let me let go of your hand... No, that won't do."

  I almost made a big mistake, but after thinking about it, I still didn't dare let go of her hand. Instead, I tore open the crackers and brought them to her mouth: "I'll feed you, don't worry, I won't poison you."

  Bai Feng turned her head away, tightly closing her mouth and refusing to eat the things I gave her. Looking at her expression, she showed great hostility towards me.

  I had no choice but to say in a low voice: "If you don't eat anything, I can only have the police take you away."

  Bai Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Fine, you can call the police and have them take me away. I'd rather die in their hands than eat your food."

  I'm in a dilemma because it's snowing heavily and roads are usually closed on snowy days. The police won't be able to come either.

  So I said to Bai Feng: "The police won't be able to come over for the next few days, why don't you eat something first and wait until the snow stops, maybe the police will come to take you away then."

  Bai Feng sneered and said, "Jin Cang, you can't escape, one day our people will catch up with you. By the way, if that day comes and you fall into my hands, I'll take good care of you."

  I know what she means by "taking care of", it's just a way to get revenge on me. I won't worry about this, but my family, I'm still worried. So I said: "As long as you don't touch my family, that's all right, if I really fall into your hands, do whatever you want."

  Bai Feng's face was cold with a sneer, but she didn't say another word. I put down the hand warmer and food, glanced at Bai Feng, and finally said: "I'll untie your hands, but I'll also lock this room up tight. Bai Feng, if you... never mind, just eat something." As I spoke, I walked over to prepare to untie Bai Feng.

  I'm not a policeman, I don't have the right to keep Bai Feng locked up for a long time, nor do I dare starve her to death, so I can only take second best and lock her in the woodshed.

  Bai Feng looked at me as I untied her, the triumphant look in her eyes made me feel like vomiting blood.

  I quietly untied her, backed out of the woodshed, and pointed to the food, saying: "Hurry up and eat. When the dumplings are done, I'll bring you another bowl."

  Before Bai Feng could speak, I locked the door of the woodshed and hastily left. I was afraid that if I stayed here for a while longer, I would be killed by Bai Feng's gaze.